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Welcome to the DEATH RALLY FAQ guide. Just so you are aware, I will include
any info for both the SHAREWARE and REGISTERED version of this game. Hope this
helps you out.


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VERSION 1.2/JANUARY 6, 1997


WHAT IS DEATH RALLY? (Obvious first question)
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Death Rally is a top/down view racing game with the play style closely related
to 2 games called Super Sprint and Super Off Road. In this game, you race up
against 3 other race cars who will do anything to get their way to win. Just
so you know, this game can be played normally or if you want some action, you
can choose to race with weapons and blow away your opponents. A game like this
will require skill, cunning, and the ability to stay alive and win at all
costs.


1.) HOW DO I GET STARTED IN THIS RACE?
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(I will automatically assume you have started a game and have put in your name
at the start and have chosen a face for yourself.) Okay, now that you have
your name, might as well give your car a color and choose either to have
weapons or not. (I'll assume you chose YES on the weapons question.) Now, when
you start off, you will get a "CRAPPY" car. (In other words you start out as
the only one who has no upgrades and has a car that has poor handling.) I will
say this, winning will not be easy, since you will start off with this car. Do
pick the EASY race when you start, if you choose the other races, you will
surely lose. Of course if you don't want to make this race count, when you are
asked to select a race, just sit there until all the races are full or press
the ESC key. This way, you can save your money, and you won't get credited for
racing. This effect basically counts as a null race, meaning, you didn't
participate. If you do decide to just let all the races get full and not
participate, then skip to question 5.


2.) WHAT IF I DECIDE NOT TO USE WEAPONS?
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Then you will race around the track without being able to do much damage to
other cars. Yes, you can do damage if you don't use weapons, but just not as
much. You would have to ram the opponent with your car in order to do some
damage to other cars. It's your basic race game when you choose no weapons.


3.) OKAY, SO I HAVE SELECTED THE EASIEST RACE, WHAT NOW?
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Well, prey for a miracle and hope you win at LEAST 3rd place. Like I said, you
start out with a crappy car, so don't expect to win all the time with your
first race. If you don't win at all, (meaning you won last) you will not get
any money for a reward. If you are a first racer, and during the race, you got
a track that had a lot of twist and turns in the race, maybe you might want to
start over and hope that you get a better race track. This is usually the best
option if that happens.


4.) WELL, I DID MY BEST AFTER THE RACE, NOW I AM IN THE SHOPS, WHAT NOW?
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Well, if you won at LEAST 3rd place, you will get $188 for that race and you
got a point rating for getting a position higher than forth. You could also
try to see if you can upgrade your car in the shops, or maybe get a new motor
vehicle better than the one you have now. Or save up and try to see if you can
win the next race. (For those of you who are first timers, play the EASY races
for a while so you can stand a chance of winning. Just keep at it until you
have gotten used to the game a while.)


5.) WHAT IF I DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE RACES AT THE START?
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Well, although you will not be counted for a win or lose, you will not get any
money or anything else for that matter. You will then get a listing of who won
what race. Then you will see your ranking at the moment, then you will be
taken to the shops to upgrade your car. Unfortunately, if you didn't race the
first time, then you don't have enough to make any upgrades except for your
armor, which is useless at this point.


6.) WHAT IS A POINT RATING?
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If you win 3rd place or higher and depending on which race you chose, you get
a certain amount of points. These points will give you a rank and you will be
able to see what rank you are when you see the RANK listing after the race,
and during the shops on the bottom right hand screen. The more points you
have, the higher you will get in the rankings.


7.) FIRST OFF, HOW MANY POINTS WILL I RECIEVE IN ANY OF THE RACES?
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Okay, here is a list of rankings you will recieve if you enter any of the
following races during the game and win either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd...

EASY MEDIUM HARD
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1st = 3pts 5pts 10pts = (Manual says "8pts")
2nd = 2pts 3pts 7pts
3rd = 1pt 1pt 4pts

As you can see, the points add up. Just so you know, yes, there is something
special when you rank #1 in the rankings, but I'll save that question for
last.


8.) YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT MONEY, DO I WIN CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO?
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Yes, again, it depends on what race you are in and what you place in the race.
Here is a list of earnings you will get for each race...

EASY MEDIUM HARD
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1st = $750 $3000 $12000
2nd = $375 $1500 $6000
3rd = $188 $375 $1500

As you can see, the tougher the race you are in, the more money you will get
out of it.


9.) OKAY, LETS TALK ABOUT GETTING MORE MONEY, CAN THAT BE DONE?
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Yes, this is achieved several ways. Here is a list of how to get more money
in this game...

A.) Picking up "$" during the race will give you more money (money varies)
B.) Win 1st place 3 times in a row will earn you money after the race
C.) Taking only 2% damage or less will earn you some money after the race
D.) Killing a racer for someone will earn you money
E.) Getting the steroids for someone and winning 1st will earn you BIG BUCKS
F.) Killing all the cars in the race you are in will earn you bucks
G.) Ask the LOANSHARK for a loan, but you will have to pay it back soon

If you want more info about some of the above, see question 24. As you can
see, there are LOTS of ways of winning extra money for you if you don't like
the winnings you get when you win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. Do remember that
some of the above stuff can increase with new cars that you buy.


10.) OKAY, YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT GETTING BETTER CARS?
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Yes, you can get better cars in the game. I hope you have lots of dough with
you, because you are gonna need it. New cars don't come cheap so you will need
all the dough you can get. Here is a list of vehicles you can buy in the game.
The names are what the game calls it, I will tell you what it looks like in
reality...

A.) VAGABOND = This what you start with, it looks like a VOLKS WAGON bug
B.) DERVISH = This is a good vehicle to get next, it's a pickup truck
C.) SENTINEL = Better than the Dervish, faster, it looks like a family car
D.) SHRIEKER = This is a great car, 2 guns to fire, looks like camero
E.) WRAITH = Awesome car, 2 guns and good speed, looks like porche
F.) DELIVERATOR = Best car you can get, looks like MACH 5 from SPEED RACER

Along with these cars comes much upgrading. What I will list now is the up-
grades needed for each car that you buy. The rating I use is the amount of
upgrades needed for that car to get max stats...

A.) VAGABOND = ENGINE-1 TIRES-2 ARMOR-1
B.) DERVISH = ENGINE-2 TIRES-2 ARMOR-2
C.) SENTINEL = ENGINE-2 TIRES-3 ARMOR-2
D.) SHRIEKER = ENGINE-3 TIRES-3 ARMOR-3
E.) WRAITH = ENGINE-3 TIRES-4 ARMOR-3
F.) DELIVERATOR = ENGINE-4 TIRES-4 ARMOR-4

Now what follows is a list of the cars with their prices, keep in mind that
the prices listed is for a new car without any upgrades to the new car. Also
remember that you can get a refund with your old car to, including the prices
for the upgrades you gave the car, the problem is that you get a 25% refund,
so you basically get a little bit back from your old car. Prices are as
follows...

A.) VAGABOND = $500
B.) DERVISH = $2500
C.) SENTINEL = $6500
D.) SHRIEKER = $11500
E.) WRAITH = $25000
F.) DELIVERATOR = $45000

There is in fact another car, but this is the boss car. (As of now, there have
been rumors about being able to play as the boss car, but if that is true, it
is unknown to me at this time. For those of you who own the SHAREWARE version
of this game, you are not able to select the SHRIEKER, WRAITH, or DELIVERATOR
in the game, and you cannot play against the secret boss in SHAREWARE game.)
Some things that you will need to remember when you want a new car is...

A.) The next car you want to buy will always be more expensive than the one
you have.

B.) Prices for upgrading cars increase when you get a new vehicle.

C.) The cars speed will also increase with each new car, that is why getting
the tire upgrades is more important.


11.) ABOUT THESE UPGRADES, DO THEY HELP ME, AND DO THEY COST?
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First, yes, the upgrades do help you out a lot, especially if you want to
control your vehicle more easily, move faster in the race, and be better
protected during a race. If you are a first timer at this game, it would be
best if you upgraded your tires first. Handling will play an important part in
this game. Then upgrade your engines, then your armor. Second, yes, it will
cost you some major bucks to do some serious upgrading, so save your money for
upgrades, not weapon add ons. Also remember that once you buy an upgrade, the
upgrade is permanent, you don't lose what you gain. Here is a list of the
upgrade costs for all the cars in the game...

VAGABOND DERVISH SENTINEL SHRIEKER WRAITH DELIVERATOR
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E1 = $1000 $1250 $2500 $2500 $5000 $7550
E2 = $2500 $3750 $3750 $7500 $11750
E3 = $5000 $10000 $15800
E4 = $22450

T1 = $500 $1000 $2500 $2500 $4000 $6000
T2 = $1000 $2000 $3000 $3000 $5500 $8500
T3 = $4000 $4000 $6000 $9750
T4 = $7500 $12500

A1 = $200 $200 $1000 $2025 $3200 $5525
A2 = $600 $1200 $3925 $4550 $7250
A3 = $5950 $6950 $12525
A4 = $15505


12.) WHAT ABOUT THE EXTRA WEAPONS THAT YOU CAN BUY AFTER THE SHOPS?
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Well, if you feel as though you want to give yourself an added advantage, then
go ahead, but it will only last for one race, and certain items last for only
a little while during the race. I'll go ahead and explain what each of the
extra weapons mean while in the weapons shop...

MINES = Only works when someone is behind you during a race
SPIKES = These are great, they replace your front bumpers for rear attacks
ROCKETS = This is a ROCKET nitro, when you use the nitro, you go much faster